That Bill C-60, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in at report stage.
That Vote 5b, in the amount of $1, under Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council — Grants, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
This bill creates a new offense for long-term care facilities, their owners, and managers who fail to provide necessary things to those who live there and are unable to provide for themselves due to age, illness, mental disorder, disability, or frailty. The court can make an order prohibiting owners and managers from being in charge of or in a position of trust or authority towards vulnerable adults. This failure to provide necessary things can be considered an aggravating factor during sentencing. The bill also includes provisions for punishment of those who do not comply with court orders. Furthermore, this bill amends the Criminal Code to allow courts to consider the failure of an organization to perform its legal duty to vulnerable adults as an aggravating factor for sentencing.
This bill, called the Bringing Home Justice for Victims of Serious Crimes Act, aims to amend the Criminal Code in Canada. The amendment would allow a judge to order a person to unlock an electronic device if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the device contains evidence related to a crime. The order must be executed in a reasonable manner, and failure to comply with the order can result in criminal charges. However, evidence of unlocking the device cannot be used to prove ownership or knowledge of its contents in any legal proceedings.